Thursday, September 10 – Thursday, September 17

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library Community Room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. Rabbi Sheryl Lewart of Kehillat Israel discusses and signs ‘Change Happens,’ a beautifully illustrated ‘how-to’ guide for the Jewish holidays, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. (See story, page 12.)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Pacific Palisades resident Zo Owen discusses and signs her book of poetry, ‘Finding Our Way Back to Eden,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore. Theatre Palisades presents Larry Shue’s ‘The Nerd,’ 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. The character-driven farce centers on a dinner party interrupted and brought down by the titular houseguest from hell. Performances continue Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. through October 11. (See Michael Aushenker’s review, page 13.)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Kehillat Israel holds a free community social-action fair, 1 to 3 p.m. at the temple, 16019 Sunset. The public is invited to meet representatives of nonprofit organizations from across Los Angeles. (See story, page 11.) Sunrise Senior Living hosts a free talk by cognitive consultant Britta Schramm, 3 p.m., at the assisted-living facility, 15441 Sunset. RSVP required by calling Bruce Edziak at (310) 573-9545.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Sunrise Senior Living hosts a free Alzheimer’s support group on the second Monday and fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at 15441 Sunset. RSVP: Bruce Edziak at (310) 573-9545. Hosted by the Pacific Palisades Historical Society, ocal historian Eric Dugdale lectures on Thomas H. Ince and Inceville, the motion picture studio he erected in 1911 in Santa Ynez Canyon, 7 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. (See story, page 3.) Moonday, a monthly Westside poetry reading, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. (See story, page 16.)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

The Groovy Fools Groove, featuring the musical stylings of David Brownstein and Matt Riskam, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. This is the Summer Reading Club culmination for children of all ages and their families. Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association board meeting, 7 p.m. at the Rustic Canyon Recreation Center. The public is invited.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

Baby and Toddler Storytime, a lap-sit mix of songs, finger plays, stories and flannelboards for children under the age of 3 and their grown-ups, 10:15 a.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Villa Aurora hosts a free program and reception celebrating author Lion Feuchtwanger, 8 p.m. at the Villa, 520 Paseo Miramar. RSVP required by calling (310) 573-3603 by September 14.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Palisadian Hunter Payne, founder of ‘Aid Still Required,’ will speak about ‘Darfur: What We Can Do’What Only We Do,’ 7:15 a.m. at the Palisades Rotary Club meeting, Gladstone’s restaurant. Editor Barbara Harris Cury discusses ‘The Gamble House Cookbook,’ which brings the spirit of this legendary Pasadena home into the modern kitchen, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books. The book is presented in Mary Gamble’s original handwriting and reinterpreted for today by celebrity chef Mark Peel.